The digital lives of young people in Australia

The internet is an integral part of the digital lives of young people in Australia, with most going online regularly to learn, keep in touch with friends and have fun. In our online safety workshops we often reflect with parents their children were born into an already web-connected world, many teens have been using the internet for the majority of their lives and fear not having access to the digital environment.

This research snapshot provides an update to Aussie teens online, released by the ACMA in July 2014, and highlights how young people are now engaging online, the devices they use and the services and activities that draw them online.

Figure 3: Accessing the internet outside the home (%)

Base: Australians aged 14-17 who accessed the internet in the last three months.
Source: Roy Morgan Single Source.

Understanding the levels of online engagement by young people is the first step in exploring related issues such as the classroom experience, homework online, trust and online safety, themes that will be developed in future research.

Paul has accumulated vast experience in a broad range of local and international educational contexts. His education background and experience with three IT companies have enabled him to deliver Strategic Learning Technology Appraisals for numerous schools and develop relationships of trust with schools and universities around Australia. Over the past 10 years, Paul has worked with teachers and leadership in over 200 schools. He brings a cross-sector understanding of opportunities and constraints in Australian education to the design and implementation of strategies that achieve optimal results in the integration of ICT into teaching and learning.